diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 2089d49345d..18e22b91061 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version=3.0.1
 release.type=release
-build.stamp=RELEASE
+build.stamp=RELEASE.A
 natural.name=spring-framework
 project.name=Spring Framework
 project.key=SPR
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
index 34dd4c18984..6ac8ca6f006 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
index ad7a487b073..fad8e2c42b8 100644
--- a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-asm</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
index 6a3a37af6f2..13afdf5f067 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
index 17aeeda565b..cfd59a9aa61 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
index ce38681030b..86f6aeb4ed4 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index efe8a5f1412..13177b61404 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
index 079e450401a..22d2f3bc405 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
index 705e30711dd..4372c0bd089 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
index 064d2817402..9e5693d37c6 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument-tomcat</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
index 5fd93409700..5cbbe87ed04 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
index 1e827cdba79..56800fb315c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-integration-tests</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
index efbe010f638..0771866816a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+\<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
index 951cab76840..9d4ba858622 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-jms</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
index 376440fab6e..0d6b1941356 100644
--- a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
index c5c4fb295bb..74bdbd68120 100644
--- a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
index 652f0cf5660..573b73ec0e8 100644
--- a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-library</artifactId>
   <packaging>libd</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <name>Spring Framework</name>
   <description>Spring is a layered Java/J2EE application platform, based on code published in Expert
   One-on-One J2EE Design and Development by Rod Johnson (Wrox, 2002). </description>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
index 8d4e5ad732c..54d3b9f6564 100644
--- a/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Spring Framework - Parent</name>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <description>Spring Framework Parent</description>
   <scm>
     <url>https://fisheye.springframework.org/browse/spring-framework</url>
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
index 8dfdf2b1476..02d50e71c60 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
index f9e646c7fe7..3e3ed2823bd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
index 79452434488..c8532638c39 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-webmvc-portlet</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
index 384c77a16c6..7381b32c299 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
index b8f90cde770..4657dc578f4 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-struts</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+  <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index cb00a51dc6e..513c6458653 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>3.0.1.RELEASE.A</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>